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Virat Kohli slams his 5th Test double ton as India six wickets away from victory

FirstCricket Staff November 26, 2017, 19:13:43 IST

Virat Kohli’s fifth Test double century helped India take a lead of 405 runs against Sri Lanka at the end of Day 3 in Nagpur.

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Virat Kohli slams his 5th Test double ton as India six wickets away from victory

[caption id=“attachment_4228703” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India’s captain Virat Kohli raises his bat and helmet to celebrate scoring double century during the third day of their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, India, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Indian captain Virat Kohli scored a double century on as India took a commanding position in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Nagpur. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4228707” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India’s captain Virat Kohli watches the ball after playing a shot during the third day of their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, India, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Kohli scored 213 runs off 267 balls as India scored a mammoth 610/6. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4228709” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India’s Cheteshwar Pujara plays a shot during the third day of their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, India, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Cheteshwar Pujara resumed from where he left on Day 2 and fell seven runs short of 150 runs. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4228697” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Indian cricketers Virat Kohli (L) and Rohit Sharma run between the wickets on the third day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on November 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE / —-IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE—– / GETTYOUT After Ajinkya Rahane got out, Kohli got the support of Rohit Sharma and the duo stitched together a 173-run stand. AFP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4228701” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] India’s Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the third day of their second test cricket match against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, India, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Sharma scored his first Test century in four years as Kohli declared after Sharma’s ton. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_4228699” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli (C) walks back with teammates towards the pavilion at the end of the third day of the second Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on November 26, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PUNIT PARANJPE / —-IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE—– / GETTYOUT Virat Kohli and co ended the day on a high as Ishant Sharma got the wicket of Sri Lankan opener Sadeera Samarawickrama to leave the visitors reeling at 21/1. AFP[/caption]

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